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Play Ball auction honoring late Mets staffer Forde
- Updated: December 5, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — More than two dozen Mets employees from various sects of the organization climbed onto a Winter Meetings stage early Monday, there to provide the kind of support that late staffer Shannon Forde always did. Longtime Mets public relations executive Jay Horwitz sighed loudly as he attempted to describe the impact that Forde had on the organization.
Perhaps chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon said it best, gesturing to the employees around him: “This is what Shannon meant to all of us.” It was with that in mind that the Mets became the focus of MLB’s annual “Play Ball” auction initiative, which this year will direct proceeds to dedicating a youth baseball and softball field in Forde’s name.
The auction at MLB.com/Shannon runs throughout the Winter Meetings, ending Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. Among the items up for bid are:
• A 2017 All-Star experience, including tickets to the game in Miami.
• Autographed gear from Mookie Betts, Starling Marte and other stars throughout baseball.
• A chance to play catch …
